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CHAPTER 16: ONE CRAZY ELEVATOR RIDE
"Zekko, remind us exactly what you're doing…"
An irritated growl came from the toon and Zekko glared at Yakko.
"You think I want to be doing this? Just zip it and stand there like a good little boy."
While Yakko scowled, Zekko went right back to what he had been doing for the past few minutes. Only yards from the water tower he was on his knees with one ear against the ground rapping his knuckles against the pavement. Why would you ask? That's the exact question Yakko wanted answered.
Zekko knocked onto the ground, but frowned when he didn't hear anything so he moved forward and repeated the process. Yakko pinched the bridge of his nose.
"Well whatever you're doing is going at a snail's pace."
Another growl. "Well whatever you're doing is going at a snail's pace. That helps so much Yak. Great motivator really."
Yakko blinked. "Did you just use my voice?"
Zekko grinned. "No that's my impression of babbling monkey. You like it?"
"I don't think he did." Wakko said as Yakko face burned red.
Then the middle child was blinded. With a yelp Wakko tried unsticking his hat from over his eyes and couldn't help but scowl at the snickering to his left.
"Thanks Mr. Obvious. Don't think we could've figured that out." Gekko sneered enjoying the little show.
Wakko finally got his hat off and gave Gekko the darkest glare he could muster. That only made him smirk.
"Zekko!"
Everyone looked up to see Shayna feet away waving to them. She had been doing the same thing as Zekko. She pointed at the pavement in front of here.
"I think I found it!"
Zekko got to his feet faster then the speed of light and zipped right over to her. Everyone else quickly followed and watched as Zekko got in front of the piece of pavement Shayna had pointed to did the exact same thing he had done moments before. Placing his ear against the floor he knocked his knuckles against it.
KLUNK!
A giant smile flew to Zekko's face. He knocked three more times.
KLUNK! KLUNK! KLUNK!
"Yes!" Zekko whooped jumping into the air pumping a fist. "We found it!"
"Found what?"
Zekko looked to Yakko with a grin. "You'll see soon enough."
Yakko, Wakko, and Dot looked to each other and then to Gekko. He cocked an eyebrow at them and raised in hands in protest.
"Hey I'm not telling."
Dot crossed her arms. "So much for that."
CLANG-CLANG!
Looking back they see Zekko had pulled out a crowbar and was hitting the floor with it. He placed his hands on his hips and examined the dents in the floor. Weird thing was the pavement looked a whole more metallic then before. In fact now seeing it for themselves a square of the pavement wasn't even pavement.
Zekko threw the crowbar behind him. "Okay forget tools."
Bending down once more he scratched at the metal plate's edges. When he couldn't find a single portion of the plate that could be lifted he looked to Gekko. The middle child grinned and held up his hand. In a flash his claws were unshielded. Zekko stood and gestured to the plate.
"If you don't mind little bro…"
Gekko didn't hesitate one second. "Gladly."
Taking the same position as Zekko had Gekko punctured the plate with a grunt. Closing his fist around it he pulled back. The metal creaked and groaned but wasn't budging. Gekko scowled and lifted his other hand, unshielded his claws there too, and punctured the metal plate one more. Grinding his teeth he pulled with more force.
With a satisfying groan of metal the plate gave away and Gekko yelped as he fell backwards, the metal plate still stuck to his claws. He smiled.
"I got it!"
"Good! Now Shayna help your brother." Zekko said.
Shayna rolled her eyes and moved over to where Gekko was on his back like a turtle struggling with the metal plate. Yakko walked over to the opening in the floor to find a the opening only one foot deep with a hole in it that could fit a small box.
"If you don't mind…"
Yakko was pushed to the side and Zekko took his spot grinning smugly. In his hand was the metal box with a red button.
"Someone needs to open up the door." He said dropping the box right into the square hole. Like a puzzle piece it snapped right into place. He then pushed the red button and stepped a good foot from the opening.
Yakko opened his mouth to question what door when the sound of moving metal distracted him. All the Warners looked to the opening to find the opening growing bigger. They all jumped back as the opening nearly sneaked under them. With a rumble of the ground something popped right out from the hole casting a shadow over them all. Yakko titled his head in bewilderment.
"Everyone's seeing the elevator shaft too right?"
Right in front of them was an old vintage 1930's style elevator shaft all in it's shiny metal glory. The doors were only metal gates which had been fixed to make a giant star with several smaller stars in the middle as the doors. Zekko came forward and pulled the on the handles making the star gate split in half opening up the way inside.
"Well whatcha waiting for?" Zekko gestured the opening for Yakko. "After you."
Eyeing the toon Yakko did go inside with his sibs right behind him. Zekko grinned and then looked to Gekko and Shayna. He face palmed seeing Gekko still hadn't gotten rid of the metal plate.
Zekko crossed his arms tapping his foot. "Come on you two! We don't have all day."
"Stupid metal plate!" Gekko growled.
Now having the plate on the ground he tried pulling his hands free. Shayna was behind him arms wrapped around his waist straining to get the plate off as well. With a pop of metal they both fell backwards. Gekko, finally free, stood up and kicked the metal plate...hard.
Shayna shook her head at her cursing brother while he jumped and down on one foot holding the other with a pained look on his face. She looked to the readers.
"Boys...they never learn."
"Alright enough of that and get over here." Zekko said. "And someone put a censor sticker on Gekko."
"I'll do it!" Wakko said smacking one on Gekko's mouth. This time it was his turn to give Wakko the darkest glare he could muster. That stare was also shared with Zekko.
Zekko rolled his eyes. "If looks could kill…"
Shayna quickly rushed for the elevator and Gekko, who had ripped off the sticker and swore again (getting just another sticker, Wakko happily obliged) finally made it inside the elevator as well. Zekko closed the doors just as they did. Yakko poked the side of the walls and grimaced when a portion crumbled off to the elevator's floor.
"Uh not to be of bother, but is this thing even stable?"
"Of course it is!" Zekko said looking offended. "You'd think I'd make us ride some sort of death trap?"
"Well-"
"Don't answer that." Zekko said flatly at Yakko's smirk.
He pushed a button and the elevator shaft shook making everyone stumble. A whirring of machine components sounded out and the interior of the elevator lit up. Zekko placed his hand on a lever and looked to Yakko.
"By the way you might wanna hang onto something."
"Wait what-"
Zekko pulled down the lever and grabbed the bar hanging on the sides of the elevator which Yakko hadn't seen till now. Gekko and Shayna followed pursuit both grinning deviously at their confused counterparts. The elevator jolted making Yakko, Wakko, and Dot drop to the ground. Before they could even get up the entire thing plummeted down.
The three Warners on the floor suddenly smacked right up to the ceiling of the elevator screaming their lungs off as the elevator continued its ride of death at the speed of light. Zekko, watching this amusing scene, laughed with that classic maniac laugh of his.
"Having fun?" Zekko yelled over the rushing winds as they plummeted down.
"NO!" They screamed.
Zekko grinned looking to the readers. "Aw don't listen to them."
The elevator then jolted to the right making Yakko, Wakko, and Dot slam right into the walls of the elevator and then back to the ceiling as it plummeted downwards once more. Zekko saw the blue star on the wall near the doors light up. He grinned.
"Prepare for the Whirlwind!" Zekko yelled holding onto the bar tighter.
"THE WHAT?" Yakko, Wakko, and Dot yelled.
As if this out of control rollercoaster couldn't get worse suddenly the elevator was now spinning. The Warners who weren't holding onto the bars ended off ricocheting off the walls back and forth, their screams mixed in with pained grunts and yelps here and there. Gekko and Shayna, with grins plastered to their faces, watched the show snickering every time the Warners slammed right into each other.
"Amateurs." They said.
Ending the spinning the elevator went back to plummeting and so did the Warners fly right back to the ceiling.
"When will it end?!" Wakko yelled.
Zekko chuckled. "Actually right-"
SCREECH!
With a skidding stop the elevator halted throwing Yakko, Wakko, and Dot to the floor with pained groans.
"-now."
Zekko let the bar go and dropped to the ground. He smirked seeing the dazed siblings.
"Oh come on. That was only the first part of the tour."
Yakko groaned lifting his head from the floor. Stars whirled around his head.
"If that's the introduction I don't think we want to see the end." He quipped wobbly getting to his feet.
Wakko had gotten to his knees but Gekko dropped from the bar landing right on his back. In no time he had dropped right back to the ground, his face squashed against the floor. Gekko only forced his own weight on his brother, grinning as he did as Wakko scowled, and pounced back up making Wakko grunt with an 'oof!'. Gekko laughed and high fived Shayna as the two exited out the doors.
"That was too easy." Gekko said shooting Wakko a grin.
Wakko scowled as the toon left. Dot helped her brother up and Zekko peeked his head back into the elevator.
"Come on already. You three take so long."
"When my spine snaps back into alignment I'll make note to be faster." Yakko groaned arching his back back. "And Zekko when you make people ride that death trap how about a little warning before hand?"
"Hey I did warn you." Zekko pointed out suddenly at Yakko's side.
"Well that explains why I'm not in pain." Yakko said sarcastically twisting his back.
Zekko rolled his eyes. "Drama queen. And you're doing it wrong."
Before Yakko could protest Zekko got behind him and with a jab of his fingers he pressed pressure onto his brother's lower back. A snap sounded out and Yakko yelped jumping from Zekko turning to him hands on his back.
"What the heck was that for?!"
Zekko crossed his arms. "Hey it helped didn't it?"
"What are you-" Yakko stopped in mid sentence. It then occurred to him he no longer felt any pain, beside the small sore from where Zekko had jabbed him, in his back.
"How on earth did you…" Yakko said twisting his back for any signs of soreness, but nothing.
"All in the wrist, now let's go!" Zekko urged pushing Yakko, Wakko, and Dot towards the doors.
"We've got a lot to see!"
"Like what-"
Yakko only got those words out when a bright light blinded him and his sibs. Squinting against the bright light he finally made out what was in front of him.
Yakko's eyes widened, mouth slacking in awe. "I don't think we're in Kansas anymore sibs."
Zekko laughed. "Sure aren't. Welcome to our humble abode..."
What is this amazing place? Will our fateful Warners have to endure the elevator of doom? (Ooh good name...) And-
"Will the narrator keep her promise of a date?"
Ugh not this again...
"Hey I kept my part of deal!" (crosses arms) "You keep yours."
(mutters) Last time I ever make a deal with a Warner...(normal voice) Fine...just go find my purse-
"ON IT!" (zooms off)
(chuckles and takes out purse) That'll keep him busy. Alright fateful readers thanks for the read and please review! The Queen has left the building. Bye! :)